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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2010
Applicants:
Eric J. Connor, Rochester, NY (US);
Gerald W. Fly, Geneseo, NY (US);
Inventors:
Eric J. Connor, Rochester, NY (US);
Gerald W. Fly, Geneseo, NY (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2006.01); H01M 8/24 (2006.01); H01M 8/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/2465 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01); H01M 8/04 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01);
Abstract
A barrier layer for a fuel cell assembly is disclosed, the barrier layer having a thermally insulating layer having a first surface and a second surface, and an electrically conducting layer formed on the first surface of the thermally insulating layer. The thermally insulating layer may include a plurality of apertures formed therethrough, and the electrically conducting layer may be formed on a second surface of the thermally insulating layer and on the walls of the thermally insulating layer forming the apertures.